The author of the book, well-known landscape designer Tatyana Dmitrievna Shikanyan, has been conducting tours of Russia's original private gardens for many years. In her new book, she shares with readers the brightest ideas for decorating the territory of country houses. What is very important, her photo collection contains design solutions that are relevant not only for southern, but also for more northern latitudes.Details determine the style - this axiom is true not only for creating a holistic image of a person, but also for the design of the environment in which it exists. The most unexpected objects and solutions can become the details that determine the appearance of the exterior of a country house. Often the center of attraction is plants and trees, which are distinguished not by their exotic origin, but by their original form. But in order to see in the most ordinary objects the potential ability not only to decorate the garden, but also to turn it into an author's one, you need a designer or ... your own artistic inclinations. Both are unaffordable luxury for many. In this case, the solutions already implemented by others will help out. Taking them as a basis, but adapting them to your own conditions and possibilities, you can create your own original project, worthy of the admiration of connoisseurs.